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Russia rights groups get help from Microsoft

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A government could suppress a group using "piracy" as a reason, rather than criticism of the government. We've seen this happen in places like Russia. That's why it's heartening to read an article like this in the Christian Science Monitor, Russia rights groups get help from unlikely champion: Microsoft.

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Russia blocks Twitter as Ukraine invasion escalates

The Verge

As the invasion of Ukraine enters its third day, Russia has blocked access to Twitter in an apparent effort to stifle the flow of information, according to a report from the internet monitoring group NetBlocks. Journalists on the ground in Russia have confirmed the block. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Head of Russian Space Program Mysteriously Axed

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Russia's space chief Yuri Borisov has been replaced by former Roscosmos staffer and former deputy minister of transport Dmitry Bakanov, Ars Technica reports. The news comes less than three years after Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's former highly abrasive and unpredictable space head, was replaced by Borisov.

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China bans export of its Loongson CPUs to Russia

TechSpot

Kommersant business daily (via Tom's Hardware), citing sources close to Russia's Ministry of Digital Development and in the electronics market, writes that the Chinese government has banned the supply of Loongson processors based on its own LoongArch architecture to the Russian Federation and other countries.

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Russia will ban Instagram in 48 hours

The Verge

One week after placing a ban on Facebook in Russia , the country’s communications agency Roskomnadzor announced it will ban Instagram, too. Earlier in the day, Russian government officials threatened a ban , demanding that Meta confirm or refute the information that was first reported by Reuters.

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Maine government says data breach affects 1.3 million residents

TechCrunch

The government of Maine has confirmed over a million state residents had personal information stolen in a data breach earlier this year by a Russia-linked ransomware gang. The hackers used […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Russia might start using China's Zhaoxin x86 chips because of sanctions

TechSpot

Ever since AMD, Intel, IBM, and other semiconductor companies stopped sales to Russia, the country has been having a hard time sourcing the chips needed to keep essential government systems operational.

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